Table of Contents 1. Seed Physical Characteristics and Chemical Composition of Sunflower, 2. Germination and Seedling Establishment, 3. Growth, Development and Productivity in Sunflower, 4. Physiological Basis of Crop Growth and Productivity, 5. Cultural Practices, 6. Sunflower: An Encounter with Biotic Factors that CDauses Yield Loss, 7. Research Advances in Sunflower Breeding, 8. Food and Oil Science Technology in Sunflower, 9. Sunflower Biochemistry and Biophysics, 10. Biotechnology and Molecular Biology of Sunflower, 11. Subject Index